Beth Wilson Starnes' Obituary
BETH WILSON STARNES PASSED PEACEFULLY ON OCTOBER 25, 2017 AT THE AGE OF 87. SHE WAS BORN IN MUNGER, TEXAS, ON JULY 14, 1930 TO JOE WALKER WILSON AND LAUNA MURPHY WILSON. SHE GRADUATED FROM HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOL AND TEXAS WESLEYAN COLLEGE, AND LATER EARNED A MASTER OF EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON. THEREAFTER, SHE WAS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER FOR 35 YEARS IN SEVERAL TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS. BETH IS SURVIVED BY HER BELOVED HUSBAND OF 67 YEARS, JOE STARNES, AND THEIR CHILDREN, KEVIN STARNES AND WIFE, MARGARET, OF PLANO, TEXAS, AND CHERYL PEARCE AND HUSBAND, ED, OF DALLAS, TEXAS. IN ADDITION, SHE IS SURVIVED BY GRANDCHILDREN JEFFREY STARNES AND WIFE, HEATHER, OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA; LAUREN SMALLEY AND HUSBAND, PATRICK, STEPHANIE BROWN AND HUSBAND, JEFFREY, ALLISON TURPIN AND HUSBAND, JACK, AND KAITLYN PEARCE, ALL OF DALLAS, TEXAS; GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN BENJAMIN AND GRAEME STARNES, PEARCE AND HARPER SMALLEY, CHARLOTTE BROWN, AND JAMES AND LILY TURPIN. SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER TWO BROTHERS, JOE TERRY AND WIFE, DOROTHY, OF DESOTO, TEXAS AND FRANK WILSON OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, AS WELL AS MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS. STEADFAST IN HER FAITH, BETH WAS A LOVING AND CARING WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHER. SHE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT PLAYING THE PIANO AND READING, AND HER EXCELLENT MEMORY AMAZED HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. AS A TEACHER, SHE WAS KNOWN FOR BEING FIRM BUT FAIR, AND A FORMER STUDENT RECALLED THAT SHE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS CHILDREN. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL TAKE PLACE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 AT 1:00 PM IN ELLIS CHAPEL AT PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT DONATIONS BE MADE TO SAMARITAN’S PURSE, PARK CITIES BAPTIST CHURCH, OR THE CHARITY OF YOUR CHOICE.
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